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[RU] Maroulis, Double Medalists Climb Female Wrestling Rankings

CORSIER-SUR-VEVEY (January 7) – Double medal winners dominated the international wrestling scene in the wake of September’s world championships and Asian Games, edging up the United World Wrestling rankings in female wrestling for January.

Eleven wrestlers doubled up on the medals in international competition from the middle of September to the end of November, including four wrestlers who struck gold twice.

World bronze medalist Helen MAROULIS (USA) led the charge with gold medal performances at the Russian Open and the Deglane Challenge in France to climb to No.2 in the rankings at 55kg.

Maroulis’ two victories included a triumph over world silver medalist Irina OLOGONOVA (RUS) in Russia and a win over 2013 world bronze medal winner Emese BARKA (HUN) in France.

Alina FERREIRA (BRA) also bagged a pair of gold medals in the wake of winning a silver medal at the world championships in Tashkent, taking titles at the world military championships in October and the Copa Brasil at the end of November.

Unfortunately, her glittering performance at 75kg was not enough to lift Ferreira ahead of world champion Adeline GRAY (USA) or second-ranked Asian Games champion ZHOU Feng (CHN).

American veteran Randi MILLER (USA) and Jackie CATALINE (USA) also doubled up on the gold medals at 69kg and 75kg, respectively, but still find themselves lower in the rankings as they continue to get their competitive legs back.

Erin CLODGO (USA) earned back-to-back silver medals at 63kg at the Farrell Memorial in New York and the Russian Open one week later, while Joice SILVA (BRA) and Braxton STONE (CAN) capped their postseason with bronze bookends.

The world rankings are listed by the wrestler’s name, country code, the wrestler’s most recent or most notable result in 2014, and the wrestler’s position in the previous rankings.

48kg – Alyssa LAMPE (USA) won the Farrell Memorial in November to edge up one slot to No.7 in the rankings, followed by South American champion Patricia BERMUDEZ (ARG), whose bronze medal in New York lifted her to No.9.

Pan American champion Victoria ANTHONY (USA), second to Lampe in New York, capped her year with a triumph at the Deglane Challenge in France, while world student champion Jasmine MIAN (CAN) won the Copa Brasil to return to the rankings at No.19.

Chiho HAMADA (JPN) earned top billing at 55kg in 2015 after winning her first world championship in 2014.

55kg – World bronze medal winner Helen MAROULIS (USA) defeated silver medalist Irina OLOGONOVA (RUS) by technical fall in the final of the Russian Open and added a second gold medal two weeks later at the Henri Deglane Challenge to climb to No.2 in the rankings.

Junior world champion ALTANTSETSEG Battsetseg (MGL) grabbed a bronze medal at the Russian Open to move up to No.9, while teammate PUREVDORJ Orkhon (MGL) edged up to No. 14 with a silver medal at the world military championships.

63kg – World bronze medalist Valeria LAZINSKAYA (RUS) earned a bronze medal at the Russian Open to move ahead of Asian Games winner Rio WATARI (JPN) for No.4 in the rankings while Jackeline RENTARIA CASTILLO (COL) won the Farrell Memorial in New York to climb to No.10.

Unranked Irina TRAZHUKOVA (RUS) and Erin CLODGO (USA) reached the finals of the Russian Open to join the rankings at No.17 and No.19, respectively.

Aline FOCKEN (GER) retains the top-rank at 69kg in 2015 after winning her first world title in 2014.

69kg – Two-time junior world champ Dorothy YEATS (CAN) won the Copa Brasil to step up to No.7 while junior world silver medalist Dalma CANEVA (ITA) took the Deglane Challenge crown for No. 14 in the rankings.

Beijing 2008 bronze medalist Randi MILLER (USA) won the world military title and the Farrell Memorial tourney to climb to No.17 in the rankings.

Adeline GRAY (USA) took home her second world title in 2014 and will open the 2015 season as the top-ranked woman at 75kg.

75kg – World silver medalist Aline FERREIRA (BRA) won the world military championship crown and the Copa Brasil, but could not improve her No.3 ranking behind world champion Adeline GRAY (USA) and Asian Games gold medalist ZHOU Feng (CHN).

Jackie CATALINE (USA), meanwhile, also won two postseason titles at the Farrell Memorial in early November and the Russian Open one week later to join the rankings at No.20.